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Anniversary of the Death of Bobby Sands 5.5.2012
On May 5th, 1981 Bobby Sands died in Long Kesh after 66 days of hungerstrike for political
status. He was the first of ten Irish Republican prisoners whose lifes were taken during this
prison struggle. Shortly before his death he was elected member of the British Parliament in
Fermanagh/South Tyrone.
See also our background in the Irish Hungerstrikes of 1980 and 1981:
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Justice for Iñigo Cabacas 22.4.2012 | International Fans of Athletic Bilbao
Fans of the Basque futball club Athletic Bilbao started a campaign for the truth about the
death of Iñigo Cabacas and the dismissal of the Home Secretary of the Basque Autonomous Community
Rodolfo Ares. We support their call:
What started as a celebration of a football victory, ended with tears and chaos when the
Ertzaintza, the Basque police force, interrupted pushing the situation out of control.
Iñigo Cabacas, a 28 year old supporter of Athletic Club Bilbao, was shot in the head with
a rubber bullet by riot police after last week´s Europa League game against Schalke 04.
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A United Ireland and a New Republic! "We need a mighty movement across this land to reach our goal of freedom and unity." (Martin McGuinness) 8.4.2012 | Sinn Féin News
Martin McGuinness Easter Sunday address 2012 – Drumboe, Co. Donegal:
"I thank the Republicans of County Donegal for the opportunity to address you on this the 96th anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916. It is a privilege to join with you as we recall the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and pay tribute to all those who have given their lives in the cause of Irish freedom. We make no distinction between the men and women of 1916 and the men and women of 1981. We honour equally the Republicans who fell in the years of struggle 1916 to 1923 and those who gave their lives in our own era since 1969.
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International Women's Day 8.3.2012 | On this International Women's Day, let us remember the three women who went on Hunger Strike in 1980, Mairéad Farrell, Mary Doyle and Mairéad Nugent. Ballade von Mairéad Farrell (Youtube, Seanchai & The Unity Squad, Sängerin: Rachel):
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Irish Government forced to hold Treaty referendum 28.2.2012 | Irish Republican News The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has just confirmed in the Dáil that the people of the 26 Counties will be asked in a referendum to ratify the Brussels Treaty. read more >>
Bloody Sunday Families: no further annual march 18.1.2012 |
"The Bloody Sunday families, who are the moral authority on Bloody Sunday issues, are not organising or
supporting a march in January 2012. This is in line with their decision in January 2011 that, given
that ...their long campaign had been successfully concluded, there would be no further annual marches,
though the annual commemoration would continue in all other respects. This was supported by the people
of Derry at the last march in January 2011. We ask those who have supported us in the past to now give
their active support, as we do, to others still fighting their campaigns for justice by, for instance,
supporting the Ballymurphy families’ march in August. Others may organise a march on Sunday 29 January,
but we have no involvement in that and it is not led by the Bloody Sunday families.”
Older articles .... can be found in our archives in chronological order: read more >>
Remember the Irish
Hungerstrikers of 1980 and 1981
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Recent Fotos / Videos
Belfast, March 1st, 2011:
Launch of the hungerstrike exhibition in commemoration of the ten men who died on hungerstrike for political status in 1981. Background:
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North of Ireland, August 2010, West Belfast Festival:
we participate in the "Walk for Truth" together with family members of the Ballymurphy massacre victims, who demand the truth about the murder of their loved ones.
11 civilians were murdered in August 1971 in Ballymurphy by the same British Army unit
which was responsible for Bloody Sunday in Derry some months later.